Implementation and status of biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid / technical coordinators, Brad Onken, Richard Reardon.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Onken, Brad, editor.

Reardon, Richard C., editor.

United States. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, issuing body.

Series:

FHTET (Series) ; 2011-04.

Technology transfer (United States. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team)

Publication FHTET ; 2011-04

Technology transfer / Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hemlock woolly adelgid--Biological control--East (U.S.).

Hemlock woolly adelgid.

Eastern hemlock--Diseases and pests--Biological control.

Eastern hemlock.

Carolina hemlock--Diseases and pests--Biological control.

Carolina hemlock.

East United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.

Other Title:

At head of title on cover: Biological control

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, WV : U.S. Forest Service, [2011]

Contents:

Section I. Introduction. Hemlock woolly adelgid and its hemlock hosts : a global perspective / Nathan Havill, Michael E. Montgomery, and Melody A. Keena

Simulations of population dynamics of hemlock woolly adelgid and potential impact of biological control agents / Joseph S. Elkinton, Robert T. Trotter, and Ann F. Paradis

Understanding federal regulations as guidelines for classical biological control programs / Michael E. Montgomery

Section II. Agents for biological control. Sasajiscymnus (=Pseudoscymnus) tsugae, a ladybeetle from Japan / Carole Cheah

Scymnus (Neopullus) lady beetles from China / Michael E. Montgomery and Melody A. Keena

Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) / D.L. Mausel, G.A. Davis, A.S. Lamb, G.M.G. Zilahi-Balogh, L.T. Kok, and S.M. Salom

Laricobius osakensis, a hemlock woolly adelgid predator from Japan / Ashley Lamb, Michael E. Montgomery, Ligia Cota Viera, Shigehiko Shiyake, and Scott Salom

Chamaemyiid predators of the hemlock woolly adelgid from the Pacific Northwest / Darrell W. Ross, Stephen D. Gaimari, Glenn R. Kohler, Kimberly F. Wallin, and Sarah M. Grubin

Insect-killing fungi for HWA management : current status / Scott D. Costa

Other species considered / Michael E. Montgomery, Thomas J. McAvoy, and Scott M. Salom

Section III. Laboratory rearing for field release. Rearing labs and distribution of predators for release / Carrie S. Jubb

Microsporidian disease in predatory beetles / Leellen Solter, Wei-Fone Huang, and Brad Onken

Defining PC/QC standards for mass-rearing HWA predators / Allen C. Cohen, Carole Cheah, Kathleen Kidd, and Thom Hodgson

Development of artificial diets for predators of hemlock woolly adelgids / Allen C. Cohen and Carole Cheah

Section IV. Establishment and monitoring. Whole tree enclosures : a tool to assess introduced predators of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae / Jerome F. Grant, Rusty Rhea, Gregory J. Wiggins, Abdul Hakeem, and Paris L. Lambdin

A case study of a release of the predator Laricobius nigrinus Fender against hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, Annand, at the Urban Community Forest Interface: Hemlock Hill, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina / Richard McDonald, David Mausel, Scott Salom, and Loke T. Kok

The HWA predator release and recovery catabase / Andy Roberts, Ashley Lamb, Brad Onken, and Scott Salom

Section V. Additional topics. Field insectary : concept for future predator production / Scott Salom, Loke T. Kok, Tom McAvoy, and Richard McDonald

Integrating chemical and biological control / Scott Salom, Albert Mayfield, and Tom McAvoy

Integrating the early steps of host selection behavior into biological control of HWA / Kimberly F. Wallin

The introduction of Laricobius nigrinus as a biological control agent for the hemlock woolly adelgid : is there a threat to the native congener, L. rubidus? / Nathan Havill, Gina Davis, Melissa Fischer, Scott Salom, Dave Mausel, and Brad Onken

An overview and outlook for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid / Brad P. Onken and Richard C. Reardon.

Notes:

"December 2011"--Cover.

"This book is a substantial revision of FHTET-2004-04, Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Implementation and status of biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid.

OCLC:

801488113